Fujifilm showcases 'best-of-breed' solutions on its stand at Ipex

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Press release from the issuing company

Fujifilm is offering visitors to its stand at Ipex (9-CD360) a complete integrated production experience. From submission of artwork through to plate production and printing via both offset and digital technologies, Fujifilm is demonstrating how this combination of technologies can help printers manage integrated production in the most efficient way, provide the perfect platform for generating new business and give them the power to succeed.

With its expertise in both digital and offset technologies, Fujifilm is ideally placed to help printers drive their businesses forward and succeed in a highly competitive world by optimising offset print processes, maximising the opportunities that digital production brings and managing this complex, integrated print production environment in the most efficient way through the right workflow and web-to-print solutions. The addition of the XMF Remote job submission and proofing module means that Fujifilm now offers a wide range of web-based solutions alongside the core XMF workflow functionality.

In its Integrated Production area at Ipex, Fujifilm is showcasing how the latest version of its XMF cross media workflow system and the EFI Digital StoreFront web-to-print solution, can provide the perfect platform for managing today's complex print production requirements. Through a series of interactive presentations, Fujifilm is highlighting key areas of production and demonstrating how to maximise the opportunities they bring, for example automation, personalisation, web-to-print, proofing. The company is also outputting live jobs to both platesetters and digital presses to highlight the efficiencies that can be gained through its unique 'Pure PDF' XMF workflow architecture.

"Helping our customers to take advantage of new business opportunities or to make their current offering more efficient, all while making a profit, are two of our key priorities. A large percentage of our R&D spend is dedicated to ensuring we develop products which will fulfil this need, as well as being mindful of the impact on the environment," says Ryuta Masui senior vice-president, Graphic Systems Business Domain, FUJIFILM Europe. "With the development of our revolutionary Jet Press 720 B2 inkjet press and the addition of web-to-print capabilities to our XMF workflow, we continue to demonstrate that our customers can set up their pressrooms to print quickly and efficiently using the best possible products to suit the end application and their customers' needs."